A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) ‎#249

249. Love to God earnestly desired

1 O love divine, how sweet thou art!
When shall I find my willing heart
All taken up by thee?
I thirst, and faint, and die to prove
The greatness of redeeming love,
The love of Christ to me.

2 Stronger his love than death or hell,
Its riches are unsearchable;
The first-born sons of light
Desire in vain its depth to see;
They cannot reach the mystery,
The length, and breadth, and height.

3 God only knows the love of God;
O that it now were shed abroad
In this poor stony heart!
For this I sigh, for this I pine;
This only portion, Lord, be mine;
Be mine this better part.

Text Information

• First Line: O love divine, how sweet thou art!
• Title: Love to God earnestly desired
• Author: C. W.
• Meter: 8.8.6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1844
• Topic: Fruits of the Spirit: Love

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